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  Order Enchytraeida

Family Enchytraeidae

    Genus Achaeta -- North America.
    Genus Barbidrilus -- North America.
    Genus Bryodrilus -- North America.
    Genus Buchholzia -- North America.
    Genus Cernosvitoviella -- North America.
    Genus Chirodrilus -- North America.
    Genus Cognettia -- North America.
    Genus Fridericia -- North America.
    Genus Guaranidrilus -- North America.
    Genus Hemienchytraeus -- North America.
    Genus Henlea -- North America.
    Genus Lumbricillus -- North America.
    Genus Marionina -- North America.
    Genus Mesenchytraeus -- North America.
    Genus Aspidodrilus
    Genus Christensenidrilus
    Genus Enchylea
    Genus Enchytraeina
    Genus Enchytraeus
    Genus Enchytronia
    Genus Epitelphusa
    Genus Grania
    Genus Hemifridericia
    Genus Neoenchytraeus
    Genus Oconnorella
    Genus Pelmatodrilus
    Genus Randidrilus
    Genus Sinenchytraeus
    Genus Stephensoniella
    Genus Stercutus
    Genus Timmodrilus
    Genus Tupidrilus
    Genus Xetadrilus

Taxon Information

The Family Enchytraeidae has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from midwestern states of North America.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Enchytraeidae, [North America] (Govedich et al., 2010).
• Enchytraeidae, [Palearctic, Nearctic, Neotropical, Oriental, Australasian, Antarctic; 136 species in 18 genera, 19 Nearctic species in 7 genera] (Martin et al., 2008).
• Enchytraeidae, [North America] (Smith, 2001).
• Enchytraeidae, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Enchytraeidae, "Many species belong to the Enchytraeidae" (Goodnight, 1959).

Bibliography

• Govedich, F.R., B.A. Bain, W.E. Moser, S.R. Gelder, R.W. Davies & R.O. Brinkhurst. 2010. Annelida (Clitellata): Oligochaeta, Branchiobdellida, Hirudinida, and Acanthobdellida. [in] J.H. Thorp & A.P. Covich (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 3rd edition: 385-436.
• Martin, P., E. Martinez-Ansemil, A. Pinder, T. Timm & M.J. Wetzel. 2008. Global diversity of oligochaetous clitellates (”Oligochaeta”; Clitellata) in freshwater. Hydrobiologia 595: 117-127. [Available online]
• Smith, D.G. 2001. Annelida (Polychaetes, Aeolosomatidae, aquatic oligochaetes, Branchiobdellida, leeches). Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States, 4th edition: 269-325.
• Underhill, J.C., W.D. Schmid & D.E. Gilbertson. 1982. Taxonomic Keys to the Common Animals of the North Central States, exclusive of the parasitic worms, terrestrial insects, and birds, 4th edition. 205 pp.
• Goodnight, C.J. 1959. Oligochaeta. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 522-537.

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